Table 3

Amino acid sequences of HLA-B27 compared with the sequences of bacterial proteins

AntigensResiduesAmino acid (residues in bold are homologous with B*2705)
B*2705 B*2703 B*2707 B*270967–84 C K A K A Q T D R E D L R T L L R Y
B*2701-------Y--N---A---
B*2702----------N--IA---
B*2704----------S-------
B*2706----------S-------
B*2708----------S--N-RG-
KlebsiellaNitrogenase183–200ICNSR Q T D R E D ELIIAL
KlebsiellaPulD590–605RPTVIR D R DEY R QASS
ShigellapHS-2GTVC A Q T D R HS L SCIAMQ
Yersinia (O:3) Yop 1171–188AIGDRSK T D R E NSVSIGC
SalmonellaOMP-H50–68QRLQSM K A GS D R TK L EKDV